Frank Kaminsky and Jahlil Okafor are as different as stories can be in college basketball. The two, however, have a lot in common — both are in the Final Four and both were the top selections on The Associated Press' 2014-15 All-America team.

Frank Kaminsky and Jahlil Okafor are as different as stories can be in college basketball. The two, however, have a lot in common — both are in the Final Four and both were the top selections on The Associated Press's 2014-15 All-America team....

The Lakers (19-53) finished Week 22 with two straight losses after a win in Minnesota against the Timberwolves (16-57).
They'll wrap their five-game road trip on Monday, visiting the Philadelphia 76ers (18-56) before three home games at Staples Center,...

Dwight Howard corralled a no-look pass from James Harden along the baseline and went up quickly for a forceful one-handed stuff.
That first-quarter highlight alone would have been a promising sign for a Rockets squad gearing up for the playoffs....

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The Clippers won their fourth game in a row, beating the New Orleans Pelicans, 107-100, on Sunday at Staples Center.
The Clippers, who are in fifth place in the Western Conference, improved to 46-25 with only 11 games left in the regular season.
The Pelicans opened the game shooting lights out to lead by as many as 11 points in the first quarter, but the Clippers cut their deficit to one, 28-27, heading into the second. The Clippers built a four-point lead, 81-77, heading into the fourth quarter,...

Observations from Sunday's 93-75 loss to the Thunder at Chesapeake Energy Arena:
-- So no Kevin Durant, Serge Ibaka or Nick Collison, and then no Andre Roberson beyond the first quarter, and the Heat still lacked enough against the Thunder.
-- It was like when the Hawks sat everyone and still beat the Heat in Miami.
-- Or when the Pelicans did in the Heat without Anthony Davis or Jrue Holiday.
-- Yes, the Thunder had Russell Westbrook.
-- And he again filled the box score, with another triple-...

CLEVELAND There was a time not long ago when the playoff berth the Cavaliers clinched Friday night would've come with a bigger party and a louder ovation.
They already celebrate every victory like a Game 7 championship by dropping confetti and blowing fire out of the scoreboard after the song's end. In that regard, Friday's victory felt no different.
LeBron James has been so good for so long, he has a habit of making the extraordinary feel rather ordinary. It's what will cost him the Most Valuable...

Last week’s ranking in parentheses, statistics are through Friday’s games:
1. GOLDEN STATE: Making history. Has won 50-plus games in consecutive seasons for first time in franchise history. (1)
2. CLEVELAND: Clinched first playoff spot since 2010 when LeBron James was leading team. Has won eight of 10 games. (3)
3. ATLANTA: Lost last two games on West Coast swing, at Golden State and Oklahoma City. (2)
4. HOUSTON: Are 25-4 when James Harden scores 30 points or more. Dwight Howard...

J.J. Redick has become so efficient for the Clippers that every time he shoots, Chris Paul expects points to be added on the scoreboard.
"I get pretty mad at him when he misses because he's not supposed to," Paul said. "I think that shows the trust we have in him. He's been lights out."
Redick is averaging career highs this season in points (15.8), field-goal percentage (46.9%) and three-point percentage (42.7%).
Ever since his second season in the league, Redick's stats have improved each season....

James Harden scored a career-high 50 points with 10 rebounds to lead the Houston Rockets to a 118-108 home win over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.
Harden eclipsed his previous career-best of 46, set in 2013, on a free throw with about a minute remaining. On Houston's next possession, Trevor Ariza found him in the corner and he swished a three-pointer under heavy pressure, to make it 50.
Six straight points by the Nuggets cut the lead to eight with about five minutes left when the Rockets made...